P3Steel Vitamins
In RepRap jargon, a vitamin (also called an "imported part" or "non-printed part") is anything that you need to make a RepRap, which a RepRap cannot itself make.
Contents
Lasecut parts
P3Steel frame is mainly built from lasercut steel. CAD Drawings are available from GitHub and author's page on Thingiverse.
P3Steel V1.2 | P3Steel V2.0 |
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Has 3 Bearings on Y Carriage and 4 point heated bed levelling system. | Has 4 Bearings on Y Carriage and 3 or 4 point heated bed levelling system. |
P3Steel V2.01:
CAD file for version 2.01: File:PRUSA i3 steel 3mm lasercut 2.01d irobri.dwg
Mechanical Parts
Bearings
Motors & couplings
Rods
Threaded rods
Only 2 M5 threaded rods are needed:
- 2x Threaded rod M5x295 mm
Smooth rods
6 Smooth rods are needed of the following sizes:
- 2x Ø8x375 mm for X-Axis
- 2x Ø8x341 mm for Y-Axis (350mm for version 2.01)
- 2x Ø8x320 mm for Z-Axis
Screws
Approximately:
100 x M3 nyloc nuts.
60 x M3 12mm bolts. 20 x M3 20mm bolts. 20 x M3 8mm bolts.
20 x M3 washers.
2 x M8 30mm bolts. 2 x M8 nyloc nuts. 10 x M8 washers.
The above does not include the screws, washers and nuts needed by the extruder.
Electronics
Image | Part | Quantity | Unit price | Total cost | Commentaries |
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Arduino Mega 2560 board (or compatible) | 1 | -- | -- | The printer's "brain". | |
RAMPS 1.4 board | 1 | -- | -- | Interface betwen the arduino board and the hardware. | |
Stepper motor drivers. | 4 | -- | -- | Drive the motors | |
Mechanical endstops. | 3 | -- | -- | Tell the software when the carriage has reached the home position. Can be replaced with optical or magnetic sensors. | |
Smart LCD | 1(Optional) | -- | -- | Run your RAMPS without a computer just with a SD card and Gcode files. | |
Power supply. | 1 | -- | -- | See Choosing a Power Supply for your RepRap. We want 12V@16A minimum. |